Tan Eng Liang, a Singapore National Olympic Council vice-president and executive committee chairman of the 28th SEA Games - which the Republic will host next year - intends to propose a cap on the number of sports at each event.

He said: "The founding countries wanted to improve the standard of sports in the region.

"I hope we can make the SEA Games reasonable, with the right combination of events and sports, and helping to constrain the budget."

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